Our client is achieving fantastic growth and has become part of an enterprise boasting a turnover of one billion euros. The owners are dedicated to Fife, with substantial investments being made on their site. This includes transferring and manufacturing a product from an overseas plant, necessitating significant capital investment and the recruitment of key personnel to aid in the product's development and production. Consequently, they are looking to a hire graduate mechanical design engineer to join the business and become part of the organisation’s future.
This graduate role is exceptional, and you will be supported to develop across a number of areas and encompassing various responsibilities, including visits to another site in Europe, being supported to develop the current construction and design of their product.
The role's responsibilities will allow you develop mechanical design skills on a complex fabricated product, and it genuinely is true engineering with a real scope to learn and develop alongside experienced engineers.
The organisation will support you to become a key contributor and ultimately your responsibilities will include:
- Conceptualising, designing, and developing mechanical systems and components.
- Employing CAD software (e.g., Creo) to generate detailed 2D and 3D designs, assemblies, and drawings.
- Performing feasibility studies and analyses to assess design concepts, including stress and tolerance analyses.
- Collaborating with electrical, software, and manufacturing engineers to incorporate mechanical designs into the overall product architecture.
- Creating technical documentation, such as design specifications, bill of materials (BOM), and assembly instructions.
- Facilitating the design transition from development to production, which includes optimizing manufacturing processes and collaborating with suppliers.
- Participating in prototype development, including prototyping, testing, and iterating designs to ensure performance, functionality, and reliability.
- Estimating material, labour costs, and project timescales.
- Cooperating with vendors and strategic suppliers to develop mechanical subsystems and assemblies.
- Performing root cause analysis to detect and solve design problems.
- Engaging in design reviews to collect feedback, address issues, and refine designs.
- Providing assistance in troubleshooting, repairing, and resolving issues when such support is warranted.
Ideally, we are looking for degree qualified (or equivalent) mechanical design engineers. This is a site-based role and has an excellent benefits package.